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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Christian Parenti |
ISBN: | 1859843034 9781859843031 1859847188 9781859847183 |
OCLC Number: | 1006428237 |
Description: | xiii, 290 pages ; 24 cm |
Other Titles: | Police and prisons in the age of crisis |
Responsibility: | Christian Parenti. |
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"The book is in the best tradition of investigative journalism, paced like a fine novel, it carries the authority of meticulous academic research." -- The Independent "[Parenti's] exhaustively documented text deserves a full hearing from anyone serious about ending the often horrific realities of the criminal justice system." -- Washington Post Book World "Essential reading for those in law enforcement and politics."-- Times Literary Supplement "A fast read, angry and compelling. -- Philadelphia City Paper "This dark, unflinching look at what our nation has become ... cannot fail to generate serious thought about issues we prefer to lock away in darkness.".-- Christian Science Monitor Read more...


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